Daphne Guinness
British socialite
Poetry. I start getting into a float state, and write stanzas and couplets in the middle of the night.
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The morality of stealing that red liquorice.
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Kate Mosse
English writer
Thinking about all the things I have failed to do during the day.
Nothing. If I’m worried or upset or tormented, I go to sleep quickly and easily, to find welcome oblivion.
John Waters
American filmmaker
Nothing, I can sleep everywhere but an aeroplane.
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